Improvement in stair-pads



UNITED STATES EDWARD H. BAILEY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPRovEMENT IN sTAlR-PADS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 119,105, datedSeptember 19, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. BAILEY, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of `New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Stair-Pad; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilledin the aft to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing forming part of this specification. y

My invention consists in excluding moths and noxious insects fromcarpets by means hereinafter fully described, and subsequently pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a top view of astairpad with parts broken away to show the different layers or parts ofwhich it is composed, but I wish it understood that I do not confinemyself to this particular construction, as my invention is for renderinga stair-pad moth and insect-proof, and a protection to thecarpet againstmoths and' insects. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of Fig. l taken on theline t Similar letters of referenceindicate correspon ding parts.

A is the central portion of the pad formed of one or more layers orsheets of paper. B represents cotton-batting or wadding by which thepaper is surrounded. C is a bag` or outer case of with the essence ofoil of sandal-wood, or with the essence of oil of cedar, but forrendering notonly the pad but the carpet under which the pad is placedmoth and insect-proof, I rely upon powi dered sandal or cedar-Wood, incombination with the batting or wadding, or in combination with anyequivalent material used in the construction of the pad. The odor ofsuch Wood will permeate the vcarpet and render it moth, worin, andinsect-proof.

I am aware that stair-pads have been used before; but am not aware thatany heretofore known or used claim to have this protecting effect uponthe carpet.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- In combination with outer cloth case C and inclosedbatting B the intermediate paper layers A impregnated with odor ofsandal-wood, as set forth, to form a moth-excluding pad for stair orother carpets.

EDWARD H. BAILEY.

Witnesses GEO. W. MABEE, T. B. MosHER. (5l.)

